Leader
Part 1 The stolen 0 and 1

Our time is
but,
I will never
be stuck at the bottom like this
seconds are being shaved away.
By the systems of those above us, the slavery called economy
that never ends
Even in this shitty world, I still won't give up.
The city split in two.
Twenty years since Japan's economic overhaul.
Those tied to the ground sold their time.
Those closer to the sky held onto freedom.
If there's freedom beneath the sky,
our workplace was even farther down.
About time you showed up, Takumi.
Don't look. Don't stand out. Don't get involved.
I was lost in thought.
Save your excuses for the AI.
They work on humans, not on AI.
S-sorry…
The bolt on my right arm's seized up…
Don't look. Don't stand out. Don't get involved.
Don't look!
...I'm not.
You're staring with those eyes.
Don't act all righteous here.
You'll be the first to get crushed.
I know.
Those who spoke the truth,
disappear one by one.
Hey, the lock's still on.
If you mess with it it might set off an alarm...
...What did you do?
The old ones sense temperature before authentication.
I just tricked the cooling line.
Just a little tweak.
To survive...
.........
That's all.
Today, I got a little closer to returning to high school.
550cd
But believing is important.

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